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progress pics....down 49.8 lbs since 1/1/08
1st pic is me 1 yr after having my son - biggest ever - 260lbs - September 2005 2nd pic is me 3 months after having my daughter - 253.8lbs - January 2008 last pic is me this past weekend on my anniversary weekend with my hubby - 204lbs -11/13/10 not sure what my final goal weight but i know i want to be 140-150lbs so i…
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adjusting goals and accepting setbacks...
well biggest loser was only an hour tonight so i watched that and a 90210 while i walk/ran on the treadmill...i ended burning 529 calories in 80 mins...that was quite a workout in addition to the 50 mins of walking i did this afternoon when i burned 331 calories....(gotta say i love my HRM)......i'm really proud of myself…
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OCTOBER CHALLENGE - CRUNCHES & SQUATS
so i had a reply to my other thread about joining me in an October challenge, so I'm starting a thread with the "correct" title... I was thinking for October of doing crunches and squats - Anyone want to join me??? There are 31 days in October and if we did 65 crunches and 65 squats a day we could "easily" hit 2000 before…
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Where are you from???
okay i know there is probably a topic like this on here but....i don't want to go searching for it...yeah, yeah yeah, i'm being lazy....i did one search for "where are you from???" and the most recent answer was 10 months ago.... SOOOO i'm starting a new thread.... it's funny how our profiles say our age and our goals and…
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2 yr difference....
i was looking through old pics in my shutterfly and came across a pic from a baby shower i went to in october 2008 for a girlfriend...decided i should do a comparison between the two pics....i'm down about 30lbs since the first picture was taken...feeling pretty good and am looking forward to doing more progress success…
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reviewing my "journey"
so i have been on this journey since January 1, 2008 (my daughter/2nd child, was 3.5 months old)....i started at 253.8 - blahhhh almost 254lbs - not my all time highest of 263 after my son/1st child - but high a freaking nuf.....i was looking at my losses from year to year since.... started on 1/1/08 @ 253.8lbs on 1/3/09 -…
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C25K - fears...
so i'm still on week 5 of c25k, repeating days 1 and 2 at least twice each because i have been "afraid" i couldnt do the 2 mile run on day 3.... yesterday i went to the beach to do my regular sunday morning walk of 3.1ish miles - i typically walk out 1.55 miles (to a specific seawall) and then turn around and walk…
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HRM and Calories Burned....
my new Polar FT7 HRM is here...now what LOL???? i set it up with all my information and it is capturing my heart rate and i just "ran" around my office LOL to see if i could get it to UP and it did...now how do i turn this bit of info into calories burned LOL???? i'm going for a c25k run tonight after work and would like…
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Another non scale related success....
this is an annoying success to say the least - BUT it is a good one anyway.... i went for my run last night - repeating week 5 on c25k days 1 cause i'm afraid to try the 2 mile run on day 3.... anyway, i get like 2 mins into my warmup walk and i realize that my stupid bike shorts keep riding up my thighs....i have to tug…
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Thoughts on monthly goals...any opinion but particularly wom
currently i weigh in weekly, well i weigh throughout the week but i count saturday's weigh in as the "official" mark on the calendar weight for the week.... i have set goals for the first saturday of each month to equal 1lbs loss per week...so from october 2nd thru november 6th i'm aiming to lose 5lbs....if there are 4…
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October challenge like the crunch-n-planks???
so i didn't complete the crunches and planks challenge (thread by clew) 100% for september (petered off about 10 days ago and just didnt get started again) i ended up doing: Sept 2000 Crunch Challenge -1300/2000 crunches (65% complete) Sept 90 Min Plank Challenge - 45/90 mins (50% complete) i could easily have finished the…
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heart rate monitor or not????
well i made it to 60 + days of logging...i told myself i would get a HRM if i made that goal...then i decided maybe i didnt need it....now i'm not sure...convince me either way please....do i need it or am i wasting my money...i value all your opinions......
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This season of Biggest Loser????
so i finished watching the first biggest loser last night in bed......so many of their stories were soooo very sad and it really makes me wonder - what the hell "happened" to me to make me get so damn big in the first place or did anything????? does there have to be a story??? shouldnt i figure out mine while i'm still a…
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frequency of weigh ins...
doing a little impromptu poll here... i have been weighing in "weekly" well several times a week lol with the one weigh in on saturday being the "official" weight for the week....i have monthly goals set now and my next goal is 206 by 10/2....i weighed in on 9/4 and was 213.2 (+.2 above my goal for 9/4 - i'm happy with my…
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mini success, along the lines of the towel fitting....
i put on a pair of size 8 underwear this am from the back of my drawer, all my 9s were in the clean laundry but downstairs in the laundry room...i thought, oh well i'll try them but they aren't going to fit (usually too high/cut out on my fatty hip meat)...well they did... soooo mini success here today.... doing a little…
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C25K question....
so i did the first day of week 3 last night and it was shorter than week 1 and 2...wk 3 says 5 min warmup and then 1.5 min run, 1.5 min walk, 3 min run, 3 min walk - repeat twice.....does that mean a total of 23 mins???? last night i did that plus a 5 min cool down and was home in 28 mins AND didnt get as far as i did last…
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10 minute solutions....
so another poster/member mentioned watching exercise dvds on netflix so i tried it out at work on my lunch break....i pulled up the 10 minute solutions: target toning video...i has five 10 min segments...i did the thighs and 1/2 the arms (people kept coming to my office so i'd have to stop)...anyway...i had a big sweat…
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Outfit for 20 Yr class reunion...
so i'm going home to maine in july for my 20 yr class reunion...i know you dont know my body type or what i "look" like right now, but i would love any kind of recommendations on types of dresses that will be flattering for a "thick around the middle still" shape with some pretty nice cleavage...i'm 5'3" and right now am…
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heart rate monitor???
okay i read the great blog by a member and i have searched the board messages to get member's opinions on the body bug and the HR monitor and what kind etc.... anyway, i need opinions not facts LOL... if i'm eating my calories as per MFP and i'm exercising and logging the calories based on MFP and my runkeeper program and…
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spaghetti squash???
we are making spaghetti squash tonight to have under some meat/marinara sauce.... i have always cut it down the middle and baked face down in a pan with a little water...i just googled how to cook spaghetti squash and saw that you can cook it whole too in the oven.... preferences??? suggestions?????comments???? thanks in…
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changing calories??? thoughts suggestions...
okay so i had my goals set to lose 1 lb a week and was not eating my exercise calories for the most part...MFP had me around 1560 per day an i typically burn 500 +/- calories a day on the day i work out (5 a week) anywho, i had 2 losses in a row and am happy with my progress.... BUT i signed up for the 30 by labor day, i…
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Number Goals???
just curious about those who i read about on here...what are your end game goals??? where do you want to end up when you "finish" this part of the journey???? i'm still not sure where i want to be...i know i want to get to 199 more than anything in the world...i have been working towards that "number"/milestone since i…
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sugars???
okay well i seem to be going over my sugars often but not from junk....from fruit...suggestions? thoughts? comments? opinions??? should i be worried? should i adjust it in the goals section so it isnt a negative reminder of a "failure" on that part of my plan? what is the recommended daily allowance??
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how to calculate beach walk?
i know i walked 3.2 miles in 68mins and my runkeeper app told me i had burned 408 calories based on my weight that i have inputted into that program but i know the resistance of the sand must count for more right??? i'll take the 408 calories burned but i wonder how the beach could/would be added in... thoughts???…
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grapes....
seriously, i am so tired of seeing sooooo many different entries for the fruits i eat....i usually only choose confirmed items but seriously i have not idea how many calories are in grapes...everytime i look it up to add to my diary it is a different amount...one says 48 for 30 grapes but then 1 cup on another grapes is…
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chinese proverb...thought it fitting to "our" group :)
"Be not afraid of going slowly, be only afraid of standing still." denise
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new pretzel m&ms....
i just tried a small bag (1.14oz) of the new pretzel m&ms and have to report that they are very good...i ended up sharing the bag with my boss and my coworker and probably only got like 6 pieces of candy out of the 15 or so in the bag but they were very very good and definitely a sweet/salty treat for the future....they…
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struggling....
i'm really really really struggling.. ..i know i will get back on track but right now i am having horrible cravings and end up "binge" eating and i HATE the way it is making me feel...i'm not sure what is going on, but i am soooo angry with myself i don't even know how to deal with it....my plan is to get my exercise…
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this is me....Denise
so i started thinking about how to introduce myself and what to share about the last 10 years of struggles....my name is denise and i am a working mom of 2. i have been with my husband since 2000 and we were married in 2003, blessed with our son in 2004 and then our daughter in 2007. in 2008 i decided it was "MY TIME" to…
